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证

zhèng

HSK 4 Character Traditional 証

What 证 means

1. to admonish
2. variant of {证|zhèng}

Other readings

证 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhèngcertificate; proof; to prove

Example sentences

• 我保证。
  I give my word.
• 你保证？
  You promise?
• 你保证吗？
  Do you promise?
• 证据确凿了。
  Zhèngjù quèzáo le.
  The evidence is clear.
• 我向你保证。
  I give you my word.
• 你能证明吗?
  Can you prove it?

Words starting with 证

• 证明zhèng míngproof; certificate; identification
• 证据zhèng jùevidence; proof; testimony
• 证件zhèng jiàncertificate; papers; credentials; document; ID
• 证实zhèng shíto confirm (sth to be true); to verify
• 证书zhèng shūcredentials; certificate
• 证券zhèng quànnegotiable security (financial); certificate; stocks and bonds
• 证人zhèng rénwitness
• 证词zhèng cítestimony
• 证监会Zhèng jiān huìChina Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) (abbr. for 中国证券监督管理委员会
• 证明书zhèng míng shūcertificate
• 证券公司zhèng quàn gōng sīsecurities company; share company
• 证言zhèng yántestimony
• 证供zhèng gòng(law) testimony; evidence (given by a witness)
• 证物zhèng wùexhibit (law)
• 证交所zhèng jiāo suǒstock exchange
• 证明力zhèng míng lìprobative value; strength of evidence in legal proof; relevance
• 证明文件zhèng míng wén jiànidentification document; documentary proof
• 证照zhèng zhàolicense; permit; ID photo; passport photo
• 证件照zhèng jiàn zhàoID photo
• 证人席zhèng rén xíwitness stand or box
• 证章zhèng zhāngbadge
• 证验zhèng yànreal results; to verify
• 证婚zhèng hūnto be witness (at a wedding)
• 证婚人zhèng hūn rénwedding witness

Words containing 证

• 保证bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee; to ensure
• 签证qiān zhèngvisa; to issue a visa
• 验证yàn zhèngto inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory)
• 论证lùn zhèngto prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument)
• 公证gōng zhèngnotarization; notarized; acknowledgement
• 辩证biàn zhèngto investigate; dialectical
• 身份证shēn fèn zhèngidentity card; ID
• 认证rèn zhèngto authenticate; to approve
• 见证jiàn zhèngto be witness to; witness; evidence
• 许可证xǔ kě zhènglicense; authorization; permit
• 考证kǎo zhèngto do textual research; to make textual criticism; to verify by means of research…
• 凭证píng zhèngproof; certificate; receipt
• 作证zuò zhèngto bear witness; to testify; to serve as evidence
• 学生证xué sheng zhèngstudent identity card
• 通行证tōng xíng zhènga pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct
• 准考证zhǔn kǎo zhèng(exam) admission ticket
• 印证yìn zhèngto confirm; to corroborate; to verify; proof; evidence
• 保证金bǎo zhèng jīnearnest money; cash deposit; bail
• 听证会tīng zhèng huì(legislative) hearing
• 取证qǔ zhèngto collect evidence
• 例证lì zhèngexample; case in point
• 驾驶证jià shǐ zhèngdriver's license
• 暂住证zàn zhù zhèngtemporary residence permit
• 结婚证jié hūn zhèngmarriage certificate

Characters built on 正

These share the phonetic component 正 (zhèng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 政zhèngpolitical; politics; government
• 整zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole…
• 征zhēngjourney; trip; expedition
• 症zhèngdisease; illness
• 怔zhēng(bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken
• 钲zhēnggong used to halt troops

Characters that look like 证

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 话huàdialect; language; spoken words
• 诚chéng(bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
• 讶yàastounded
• 诅zǔcurse; swear (oath)
• 诘jié(bound form) to question closely; to interrogate
• 诟gòudisgrace; to revile

Sounds the same

Read zhèng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 正straight; upright; proper
• 政political; politics; government
• 挣to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)
• 症disease; illness
• 郑used in 郑重
• 怔(dialect) to stare blankly; to be in a daze; Taiwan pr. lèng
• 铮(dialect; bound form) shiny; gleaming; Taiwan pr. zhēng
• 诤to admonish; to warn sb of their errors; to criticize frankly